- #Install windows 7 on mac using bootcamp install#
- #Install windows 7 on mac using bootcamp drivers#
- #Install windows 7 on mac using bootcamp windows 7#
Windows takes 15-25 (if you include room to move for temp files, caches and updates etc. You will need to start with one partition (not including the 10.8 recovery partition, thats different). Use the Boot Camp Assistant, not Disk Utility, to set up your drive.
#Install windows 7 on mac using bootcamp install#
make sure your Bootcamp partition/drive is at least 30gb. Boot Camp Assistant: Install Windows on Mac worked like a charm very first time. FYI I also removed refit and can select the Win Boot Camp partition or Boot USB Key but they fail that way also.Īnyone reading this. Only other thing I can think of is that refit ruined something. Paragon Boot Tune is supposed to be able to resize Boot camp, but the damn thing requires a superdrive to burn a boot disc to! Might have to wipe, disconnect OSX and reinstall windows all over. But that defeats the purpose of trying to grow it without reinstalling windows in the first place.īloody hell, I already had to open my MBP up as the windows installer likes to fail if you have a HD attached to your Super Drive Sata port. Obviously recreating the bootcamp partition would do it. Unfortunately for me, that's where the windows repair utility lives which will complete the fix of my partition resize. Once you have done that though, nothing wants to boot off your Windows install USB. This worked also into windows setup if your USB was in. Or rebooting from Windows bootcamp tools. either by 'Option' selecting OSX on boot, then rebooting from system prefs, boot disk page. I remember it always booted into windows until you finish setting windows up. Maybe osx adds some boot info immediately after you commence creating the bootcamp environment with Boot Camp Assistant. Refit has a utility to rebuld partition info as Mac likes it (after using gparted, in my case to grow the bootcamp partition as I made it too small), but after that nothing wants to boot into my windows boot usb key to run the final step which is the repair of the windows install/boot config. It took a long time, and a lot of trail/error/forum reading to get to where you did (editing ist).
#Install windows 7 on mac using bootcamp windows 7#
I've also tried creating a USB stick within Windows with Microsoft's own tool, and used rEFIt to try and boot with the same problem.Īnd finally I tried booting with a USB Freecom DVD drive and the original Windows 7 DVD, but that ends up just flashing a _ on a black screen.Īre my only options really either using an Apple external superdrive, or a lot of messing about with VMware Fusion and reimaging with a cloning tool?
#Install windows 7 on mac using bootcamp drivers#
I've edited Bootcamp's ist to enable it to create a bootable USB stick with the Windows installer and drivers on, but upon reboot, it comes up with the missing operating system error. I'm running a 15" MBP early 2011 and have a 256gb SSD in the main drive bay, and a 500gb HDD in the optical drive bay. Last resort will be sourcing an external superdrive, but I thought I'd ask if there's an updated way to achieve this. I've read many posts here and on other forums about installing Windows 7 from a USB stick, and I really don't want to start messing about with the VM Ware Fusion or Parallels options.
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